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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 583: RELATING TO NAMING RIGHTS.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 583 is a bill introduced in the Hawaii Senate on January 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: RELATING TO NAMING RIGHTS. Primary sponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Stanley Chang (Democratic), Kurt Fevella (Republican), Troy Hashimoto (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 3, 2025): Vetoed on 07/03/2025 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1405).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Allows the naming rights of the Stadium Facility and Convention Center Facility to be leased to any public or private entity. Requires any revenues derived from advertising or marketing in or on the Stadium Facility or Convention Center Facility to be deposited into the appropriate special fund of the facility. Authorizes the display of the name of any entity that leased the naming rights to a stadium operated by the Stadium Authority on the exterior of the stadium. (CD1)

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Glenn WakaiPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Stanley ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Kurt FevellaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Troy HashimotoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Joy San BuenaventuraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Sharon MoriwakiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Tim RichardsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Vetoed on 07/03/2025 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1405).
  2. Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1405).
  3. Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
  4. Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
  5. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
  6. Enrolled to Governor.
  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).
  8. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Rhoads). Excused, 0 (none).
  9. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Grandinetti, Perruso, Reyes Oda, Tam voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
  10. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, McKelvey, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  11. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.
  12. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 118).

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source